| 单词 | abutment |
| 例句 | The bridge stretched from bank to bank between two low abutments. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The concrete abutments projected from each bank, so that the narrowed river ran slightly faster under the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the creek from Julia’s house, where the old washed-out road lay in crumbled chunks, stood a concrete abutment that once served as an overpass to the floodwaters of winter and spring. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Putting the jesses, leash, and ring in my belt pouch, I follow Tenmile Creek to the bridge and climb the abutment. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat on the broken abutment of the road and watched the river backing upon itself and coiling over the iron trelliswork. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I run down the street, vault over the bridge railing, and climb down the abutment to the creek. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrambled back up the bank to the bridge’s abutment. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Far down the course, his assigned lane was going to carry the Husky Clipper under the railroad bridge right at the point where water swirled around behind an abutment and flowed back upriver. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Along that road, motorists may access the Glines Canyon parking area, with access to the east abutment overlook, but vehicle access is closed beyond that. Whiskey Bend Road closed by slide in Olympic National Park 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The abutment, completed in 1927 as part of Glines Canyon Dam, also provides a glimpse into the history of the dam itself, providing a view of the former dam’s spillway and west abutment. Olympic National Park opens new viewpoint on dam-free Elwha 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Plans also call for the use of Ashlar stone cladding for the bridge piers, and abutments and walls near the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Cost rises for Potomac rail bridge that would eliminate East Coast bottleneck 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z A minute later, the Cadillac slammed into a rock abutment wall at nearly 90 mph. Judge denies new trial for woman injured in Seattle crash that haunted officer 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Another vehicle drove off the east bridge abutment and landed on its roof. Bus video gives more info about Pittsburgh bridge collapse 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Though the project is driven largely by the need to connect landscape, another challenge involves development of “natural-looking” abutments, approach slopes and walls expected to provide potential homes for small animals, birds and insects. A cougar passage rises over a deadly Southern California freeway 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z A fifth vehicle drove off the east bridge abutment and landed on its roof. Initial report doesn’t ID cause of Pittsburgh bridge failure 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Railroad bridge engineers did the same, which is why you see concrete railroad bridge abutments still thriving after a century. The secret ingredient that can keep concrete from crumbling 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Wiring and cables under the east abutment of the bridge were cut and stolen Thursday and again Friday, said Kerry Zimmer, a Lumen spokesperson. Wiring, cables twice cut and stolen under Magnolia Bridge, bringing internet, phone outages 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z “When you’re plowing the road you need to know where the bridge abutment is and where the expansion joints are so you don’t hook that with a plow,” LaBoe said. Cold weather US states struggling to hire snowplow drivers 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z In a fatal crash in Mountain View, Calif., in 2018, a Tesla running on Autopilot drove head-on into a concrete abutment. A Tesla mystery: Why didn't auto-braking stop these crashes? 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The site is near ongoing Sound Transit construction, including abutments that support future train overpasses. Buckling I-5 pavement causes clog in Shoreline 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Police said Tracy Donahue, 48, of Methuen, Massachusetts, lost control of her car on I-93 south, entered the center median and struck a bridge abutment at about 8:25 a.m. Driver seriously injured in I-93 crash in New Hampshire 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z In 1869 we floated an idea about how to cross the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn without a boat or a suspension bridge with big abutments. We Sometimes Missed the Boat—and Bridge 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Sunday when it left the road and struck the abutment, Warwick police said in a statement. 1 dead, 3 hurt in weekend crash in Warwick; driver charged 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z For that reason, it lacks bollards, parking lots, staircases and abutments that shield modern law-enforcement buildings, especially federal buildings. After arson attempt, Seattle adds a concrete wall around Capitol Hill police precinct 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Concrete abutments already are in place on either side of I-5. Overnight I-5 closures this weekend to deliver superlong bridge girders near Tacoma 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z Nefertiti Adair Foster, 26, lost control of a Nissan sedan, hit the median wall and then slammed into a bridge abutment, Flint police said. 3 killed when Flint crash splits car into 2 pieces: police 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z They were affixed to such things as walls, utility boxes and bridge abutments. Perspective | If you’ve walked over an alien robot plastered to the street, you’ve met stikman 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z "Both drivers then lost control of their vehicles, with one striking the median guardrail before hitting the concrete bridge abutment," Fifield noted. Indiana crashes that shut interstate blamed on 'strong gust of wind' that sent trailer 'airborne,' police say 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z It was 42 inches in diameter and located deep beneath a bridge abutment and entry ramp for the 150th Street overpass, which spans South Conduit Avenue and the Belt Parkway. Raw Sewage Flooded Their Homes. They Finally Know Why. 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Construction vehicles will use the road when building the abutment of a bridge that will carry light-rail trains over Colesville Road, Julian said. Md. man charged in 2018 killing in Congress Heights 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The design from da Vinci also proposed abutments, structures that would extend outwards on either side, "like a standing subway rider widening her stance to balance in a swaying car," according to the statement. Da Vinci bridge design stuns researchers 500 years later 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z But on this day, Faulkner said he found: “No undermining; the abutment looks great.” Bridge inspectors go high, low to check structures’ safety 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z The town, he said, still has a right-of-way along the old roadbed, and the stone bridge abutment on the side facing the Monument remains in place. Bennington urged to think big for battle’s 250th celebration 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Caleb Ratliff says an SUV was heading west on the highway when it veered into the oncoming lane of traffic and hit a rock abutment near a driveway. 3 killed in vehicle crash near Redmond 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z He denied any public health risk because he said he sterilized the abutments. Report: UNLV refusing to release dental school audit results 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z In December, they faced a new threat: Damage done by county crews on an emergency mission to fill holes underneath the abutments of a culvert near Mulholland Highway. Los Angeles investigates bulldozing of endangered plants at Topanga State Park 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z “Even with jobs, some live from tents. They are in the woods or under the bridge abutments, under the alcove of a building or in the doorway to protect themselves from rain.” Long road between survival, stability for suburban homeless 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Yang and a team funded by the National Science Foundation collected perishable geotechnical data from such sources as ground fissures, slope failures, fill around bridge abutments and building foundations. University researchers analyze data from Alaska earthquake 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z In this location new concrete is being installed between Alaskan Way South and a bridge abutment, an ongoing job that caused weekend closures this year. More strain for Seattle motorists: A Sodo onramp to the viaduct closes Jan. 4, a week early 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The new bridge will require foundation, piling and abutment work. State begins replacing Alaska Highway truss-style bridge 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z While in pursuit of a car that failed to stop at a checkpoint, North Carolina State Trooper Samuel Newton Bullard struck a bridge abutment and died, the Raleigh News-Observer reported. Officers killed in the line of duty in 2018 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z Lines do not exist in nature, so the curved line in the center of the painting is formed by the physical abutment of two canvases. Tony DeLap's hybrids of painting and sculpture are impossible objects 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Romans used hemp fibers to strengthen mortar for bridge abutments. Alaska Editorials 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z He drove off Interstate 84, flipped five times into a bridge abutment going about 80 mph. Paralyzed ex-UConn hoops player now a curling Paralympian 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z There was a loud noise and the bridge’s concrete abutments exploded. Military first on scene of deadling Amrak train wreck 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Seattle is adding fencing at Magnolia Bridge abutments, where the city removed 26 propane tanks in April. Washington, Seattle spending $1.1M to fence off highways and bridges from the homeless 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z Graffiti has come a long way since the 1970s when fly-by-night taggers sprayed their work on bridge abutments or subway cars then slipped away before the authorities arrived. At Core of 5Pointz Trial: Is Graffiti Art Protected by Law? 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z It is near an old bridge abutment yards from a boathouse. Second man found in Potomac River near Georgetown has died 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The trailer of the rig remained on the interstate, blocking the entire left lane and most of the right lane, and Ganta tried to avoid it but hit the concrete bridge abutment. 2 tractor-trailer drivers killed in I-81 crash identified 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Bridge abutments were rebuilt, with original stone reused on one abutment to preserve the bridge’s historic look. Historic New York covered bridge rebuilt 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission says the Lied Platte River Bridge at South Bend will close May 31 for pavement and abutment repairs. Pedestrian bridge in southeast Nebraska to close for repairs 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Both robberies, police said, occurred near the Aqueduct Bridge abutment, an architectural remnant along the Potomac River feet from the Key Bridge and Whitehurst Freeway. Two armed robberies reported by scenic Georgetown trail 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Police say the 2010 Mercedes was traveling eastbound Saturday morning when it veered off the road, hit a bridge abutment at the Otter River Road overpass, rolled over and caught fire. 2 women killed when car hits bridge, bursts into flames 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z And it has rebuilt and restored stone bridge arches, abutments and plenty more fences and walls of historic interest. Stonemasons give park a gift to last another century 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The dam was constructed to protect the old bridge’s abutments from the kind of erosion that caused the Great Vermont Flood of 1927. Now obsolete, Randolph’s Sgt. Osgood Roundy Dam demolished 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z It will consist of abutment replacement and pier removal. Construction work begins on Montcalm County trail bridges 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z After about three months, Hillock connects an abutment to the stem, and the abutment permanently protrudes from the skin. Rare procedure in US promises amputee quality of life 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Police say his car left the roadway, traveled onto the sidewalk and hit a bridge abutment. Ex-probation officer accused of sex assault dies in crash 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z The examiner said he died of "multiple blunt force trauma" and his corpse suffered "charring" and "burns" after his Chevy Tahoe slammed into a concrete bridge abutment on March 2. Oklahoma medical examiner rules oilman McClendon's deadly crash an accident 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z He says the vehicle left the road, hit a guard rail and bridge abutment and caught fire. Authorities: 3 dead in northeast Illinois car accident 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z McClendon died Wednesday after the sport utility vehicle he was driving crashed into a concrete bridge abutment and burst into flames. Memorial service in Oklahoma City for energy CEO McClendon 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Some movies — I’m thinking “Die Hard,” where Bruce Willis launches a car off a toll-gate abutment into a helicopter that’s hovering at the mouth of a tunnel — require a lot more than others. SNYDER: If there’s a perfect sport to rig, it would have to be tennis 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The father of two suffered severe internal and leg injuries and screamed in pain as firefighters worked to extricate him from his car that was pinned against a bridge abutment, Scully recalled. Police: Wrong way drivers shatter lives on state highways 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z However, the stone masonry abutments and piers will be retained and repaired where necessary. 121-year-old time capsule found at bridge near Kingussie - BBC News 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Her car continued for several hundred yards until it struck a concrete walking bridge abutment. Mandan woman dies after car strikes walking bridge 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Police say the preliminary investigation indicates that a car traveling the wrong way in eastbound lanes hit a tractor trailer, which then hit a bridge abutment. Police investigate fatal wrong-way crash on I-70 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z The project calls for the removal of vegetation around the abutment on the New Hampshire side. NH DOT works toward project to eliminate erosion at bridge 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z Two women were killed and six others were injured early Sunday after a boat they were in struck a concrete abutment off the Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore, authorities said. Two women die, others injured in boat crash off bridge near Baltimore 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Two women were killed and six people injured when a passenger boat slammed into a concrete abutment at a major bridge in Baltimore early on Sunday, police said. Two killed, six injured in boat accident near Baltimore bridge 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z The abutment protects it from large vessels that pass through the shipping channel underneath it. Police ID 2 women killed when boat hits bridge abutment 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Crews were working to raise the pair of 8-ton trusses recently, and expect to have the bridge ready for installation over two dry stone abutments that span a pond in Perry’s yard by mid-June. Architect building covered bridge _ by hand _ in Norwich 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z The Vermont abutment will receive the same treatment, but on the upstream side. NH DOT works toward project to eliminate erosion at bridge 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z All eight had been on a 37-foot boat at the mouth of the Patapsco River when the boat struck the abutment, shearing off a piece of the bow above the waterline. Two women die, others injured in boat crash off bridge near Baltimore 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z From my balcony, I had a view of hundreds of irregular terraces, odd abutments, incidental buttresses, and half-hidden alleys. A Cave with a View 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Police say eight people were aboard the boat when it hit the abutment. Police ID 2 women killed when boat hits bridge abutment 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Another is hip impingement, which involves abnormal contact or abutment between the socket and femur. Young and Hip: Replacements Rising for Younger Adults 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The latter would be constructed by modifying an abutment at the former Polk Street Bridge, Russell said. Duck boat tours proposed for Chicago River 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z River Action, Inc. has an ambitious plan to re-create a single span of that bridge as a trail from the original earthen abutment over River Drive to Davenport’s Heritage Park. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z The victim’s vehicle then went off the road, crashed into a rocky abutment and rolled over. Man dies after crash off I-495 in Franklin 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Brattleboro Fire Chief Michael Bucossi says the form was being used for building up a new bridge abutment. 4 workers hurt in I-91 bridge accident 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Sunday when he veered into the eastbound lane and hit a bridge abutment. Man dies when car veers off bridge into creek 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Reecks later died when the car he was driving slammed into a bridge abutment. Four Years After a Deadly Night on Long Island, No Answers 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z That bridge was sold to the township, which installed it in a new park for about $20,000 - the price for constructing concrete abutments. Want to buy a bridge? Pennsylvania still has 11 for sale 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z Volunteers pulled weeds and raked up shards of glass and metal debris from the long narrow lot that opens up under concrete abutments of the Pulaski Bridge. Summer Shorelines: In Water They Wouldn’t Dare Drink, Paddlers Find a Home 2013-08-29T15:55:52Z It festoons some of the city’s oldest forts on Staten Island, busy bridge abutments in Manhattan and buried historic home foundations in the Bronx. City Room: Unexpected Décor 2013-06-15T01:43:05Z We sacked that old busky castle from wall to wall, writing on scalded plaster, pushing over abutments, throwing rocks at a fox. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on the abutment. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z The abutments and strap ends being bevelled, keying up the strap with a closes it down upon the rod. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z They talked for a few moments, then Hannah passed on with her charge, while Robert still leant against the abutment of the window. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z About twenty feet away from the switch tower were some open vault-like recesses fitting into a brick abutment. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z Including the abutments, the bridge is 9,084 feet in length. Pictures of Canadian Life A Record of Actual Experiences 2012-02-14T03:00:28.520Z Here’s what’s involved: After the implant bonds to the jawbone, which takes about six months, the dentist attaches it to the abutment, a small connector post designed to support the crown. Getting a dental implant from a dental school can save you money 2012-02-13T22:18:30Z Skew′-bridge, a bridge having its arch or arches set obliquely on its abutments, as when a railway crosses a road, &c., at an oblique angle.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Ramp′antly.—Rampant arch, an arch whose abutments are not on the same level. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Old Fresh Water Bridge, so well known in former times, crossed the stream from Smith's Tanyard nearly in the same place as the present abutment. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z A dozen boys were angling from its battered hand-rail, as we painfully crept with our craft through a small tunnel where the abutment had been washed out by the stream. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z I still needed a supportive abutment and the tooth-shaped crown, which would fit on top of the implant in the space where the natural tooth used to be. Getting a dental implant from a dental school can save you money 2012-02-13T22:18:30Z Half-way across this stream the broken abutments and twisted girders of a dynamited railroad bridge showed his preparations for attack. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z The general type of the piers and abutments is shown by Fig. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z The city lies east of the abutment and nestles close under it. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z He came at last to a hexagonal tower-like extension of the verandah built over an abutment of rock falling sharply away on all sides except that toward the house. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z This day employed in raising and putting on the abutments again and fitting them. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z This bridge is 800 ft. long, and consists of granite monoliths stretching from one abutment to another. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z The abutments of all bridges were protected by rubble walls in cement mortar carried up 60 cm. above the tops of the girders. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z One great silence is the quarry now—an amphitheatre of peace and quiet hemmed by the broken abutments of granite, and opening upon the hillside. A West Country Pilgrimage 2011-08-05T02:00:48.947Z Nowhere have abutments and flying buttresses been so harmoniously employed as here. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z It was built on three towers and shore abutments. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z The high outer rampart, with its massive abutments and frequent towers, still in a great measure entire, conveys at once a clear impression of the great extent of the fortress. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z At four places the sewer passes under main railway tracks, which at these points were carried on steel girders supported on concrete abutments, the sewer being carried under the tracks in the ordinary way. ASCE 1193: The Water-Works and Sewerage of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico The 4th article from the June, 1911, Volume LXXII, Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Paper No. 1193, Feb. 1, 1911. 2012-01-02T03:00:24.717Z The remains of the abutments are said to have been visible in the memory of some of the present generation; and the vestiges of a pitched road were recently found in digging near the spot. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z Then they sat together on an abutment, and Alice, nestling close to her virtuous knight, told of the new complications which had arisen. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z "What physically occurred is the train pulling into Hoboken hit the spring bumper, which is the abutment that literally sits at the end of the line," he said. New Jersey train hits abutment, roughly 40 injured 2011-05-08T16:10:45Z Hundreds of piles were driven into the sandy bank to establish a firm foundation for the massive walls, quays, and abutments. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z And then he saw that a boat was moored there, and that a squad of men were strengthening the supports with which the engineers had hastily repaired the shattered abutment. The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade 2011-04-23T02:00:05.477Z Only the dark angry waves, roaring like enraged lions, and embracing the abutment as though they would drag it back with them into the abysm of the ocean! The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Up over the far side of the abutment and straight toward the girl, as though expected, he came. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Kelly said it was not clear how fast the train was going when it hit the abutment. New Jersey train hits abutment, roughly 40 injured 2011-05-08T16:10:45Z Under these circumstances it may be readily imagined that our heroine was not a little relieved at the sight of Bacon leaning against the nearest abutment of the bridge, anxiously watching for her approach. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z Nor is it opened out till they pass behind the abutment of rock, disappearing from the view of those on the mesa. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z He reached the abutment that flanked one side of the cove, from which he could now again hear the cries of distress, mingled with the hoarse shrieking of the sea. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z By running the last hundred yards, he realized this scheme; reached the traverse first; lowered himself over the stone abutment; dropped to the flagging at the bottom of the cut. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Roughly 50 people were on board when the train was pulling into the Hoboken, New Jersey station when it slammed into the abutment at about 8:30 a.m. New Jersey train hits abutment, roughly 40 injured 2011-05-08T16:10:45Z My canoe lies under the first abutment of the bridge. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z Behind the gateway is another vestibule leading to another portal which gives entrance to the building, the lateral walls and abutments of the portal being also decorated with reliefs much worn. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z This is clothed throughout with a splendidly varied and vigorous vegetation, and choked by minor abutments, converging towards its gorge on the confines of the Adel plains. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The nest was protected on the east by a stone abutment of the building and on the south by the north wall of the building itself. The Postnatal Development of Two Broods of Great Horned Owls Bubo virginianus 2011-02-02T03:00:24.983Z The abutments of the bridge across the Branch stood naked-gray in the sun. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z Anyhow, they started climbing up the back of one of the abutments. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z But the materials of which it is composed are not strong enough to bear its enormous weight, and, like an arch which is too weak in its abutments, it collapses upon the interior core. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z After several blocks, we come to a staircase in the wall; it leads to a filthy space between the masonry abutment and the silted floor. The Wilderness Below Your Feet 2011-01-02T00:26:53Z “There was a bridge abutment in Louisville, Ky., that had my name on it,” Beck wrote in his 2003 book, “Real America: Messages From the Heart and Heartland.” Being Glenn Beck 2010-09-29T09:00:00Z The edges were overhung with fretted cornices, from which depended long clear icicles, tapering from their abutments like spears of crystal. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. But by-and-by we came to mighty walls of stone—huge abutments rising from the marshy plain—and these were really old. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise The church at Ruweiha has a similar plan to that at Kalb-Lauzeh, but two transverse arches in stone are thrown across the nave, resting on abutments attached to the nave piers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The supports which afford resting and resisting points to the arch are called piers and abutments. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli “Every day I prayed for the strength to be able to drive my car at 70 m.p.h. into that bridge abutment.” Being Glenn Beck 2010-09-29T09:00:00Z They were not long in running across the third span; but when they reached pier No. 3, they found no traces of the cables which once united it to the lakeside abutment. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies These huge abutments were piers in that ancient day. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise Before they had time to shift aside the gray car swept by with graceful curve, missing the edge of the bridge abutment by an eyelash. The Reclaimers The upper part of the pier or abutment, where the arch rests—technically where it springs from—is the impost. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli But then he was caught with his hands in the wristbands, and the ponies of 44 tipped over the broken abutment. The Nerve of Foley And Other Railroad Stories "True; and now let us finish our observation by finding out the condition of yonder abutment." Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies However, it was defective in that the struts applied considerable horizontal thrust to the abutments, requiring heavier masonry than would otherwise have been necessary. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman Thrust.—The pressure exercised laterally by an arch or vault, or by the timbers of a roof on the abutments or supports. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance The shadows of the abutments were inky in contrast, and the disused and ancient cannon, planted at the curb for a corner post, stood out boldly in relief. The Key to Yesterday Its slow setting is an advantage for some purposes, e.g. for foundations and abutments where settlements may occur. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" Without more words the two swung themselves into the bushes, climbed up the sides of the abutment wall, and were presently at the top. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies It is proposed to erect a superstructure of Iron upon stone abutments, at each place—with increased span, for greater security against future floods. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman The arches and abutments of the openings are in granite. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album Leaning out from the shadow of an abutment stood a thin man, whose face in the moon showed a strange mingling of savagery and terror. The Key to Yesterday On the same occasion, the current tore away from the abutment of a mill-dam a large block of greenstone-porphyry, weighing nearly two tons, and transported it to the distance of a quarter of a mile. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Thus there was no tramping from abutment to lake across the bank. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Much of the appeal of this design lay unquestionably in the sense of security derived from the fact that each of the systems acted independently to carry its load to the abutments. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman The south wall of the Romanesque nave and its door, with its lowered centering and its abutments with chamfered edges. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album We began our survey on the cliff at the southeast angle, where the abutment is much fallen. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. At the top of a pillar forming the abutment of the wall of the staircase was a large vase piled full, and the cross was surmounted with them. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. I. It was the inner abutment of a bridge that once extended from Fort Spinder to Lakeside, but had been long in disuse. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The rood loft turret and staircase remain in the south abutment of the chancel arch. Edge Hill The Battle and Battlefield The small Romanesque bay in the south wall of the nave, with its lowered centering and its abutments in granite. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album A hundred yards down the car slowed, swerved, hit a concrete abutment. Beyond The Thunder The cave had been weathered in the side of a short, steep abutment a dozen paces from a gushing, swollen stream. Voyage To Eternity Presently a sentinel who had mounted guard near the abutment of the old suspension bridge reported that he had seen the two officers climb the pier and go out upon the cables. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The bridges are cheap structures, being nothing more than two stone abutments, having sleepers thrown across the canal covered with planks, and a handrail on each side. Notes on a Tour Through the Western part of The State of New York Granite is used for the buttresses, the abutments of openings, the attached piers, the columns and the arches. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album It extended along the river a distance of two hundred feet, and was constructed with the same wonderful skill as the smaller one at the bridge abutment. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. Helen reined her pony close to the abutment of the bridge, and dismounting, trailed the bridle on the stones. The Vision of Elijah Berl The ledge of the rock by which he ascended to this perilous height does not appear from below to be three inches wide, and runs almost at right angles to the abutment of the bridge.... With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 The moment a bridge is reported burned a gang starts for the place with another bridge, and they're at work as soon's it's cool enough to let 'em get to the abutments. Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) The Deacon's Adventures At Chattanooga In Caring For The Boys The inside abutments are molded with a small column with a square abacus and base. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album The piers and abutments are of stone, founded upon timber platforms resting upon piles driven below the bed of the river. Old and New London Volume I Amidst the cheers of the watchers on the abutments, the boom of the derrick swung free. The Vision of Elijah Berl He first mounted the rocks on this side, as he had done on the other, far down the abutment, but not so far as on the opposite side. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 It is somewhat narrow, but there are large abutments which afford shelter to foot passengers. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land These abutments support a tympanum in granite, which was restored and carved with a cross In Romanesque style in 1897. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album Still clutching the thorn-weapon, he followed a little ravine up to a rocky abutment. One Purple Hope! Out on one of the abutments, a great derrick rose; near its foot an engineer stood with his hand on the throttle of an engine. The Vision of Elijah Berl Some of the men got behind the abutment of the bridge, and thrust lighted pieces of wood upon it, which the men in the stockade frequently shot away. History of Morgan's Cavalry When the automobile was recovered, it was shown that the car was not moving fast, as it had barely dropped off the abutment, a few feet from shore. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories The upper bay - a median bay situated in the gable wall - was walled up at the same time, but its granite abutments remain clearly visible. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album The two latter kinds of crowns may be used as abutments for the support of intervening crowns in constructing bridge-work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Their collapse had projected the heavy vehicle front first into the stream, so that its hood was jammed against the abutment, while its hind wheels still remained on the sloping bridge floor. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters The flat roof, if of iron and concrete, would form an abutment to dome. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction In each of them I saw one abutment of a tiny rainbow. Under the Maples The arch rests on plain abutments through a square abacus, that goes on as an horizontal band along the wall. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album When artificial crowns are supported not by natural tooth-roots but by soldering them to abutments, they are termed dummies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The officers came aboard the little Arequipena and loaded on several barrels of powder, picks and shovels to destroy the abutments of the bridge. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew He spun around, caught up the lantern, and we all went up to the level floor of the abutment at the bridge sill. Dwellers in the Hills When I stepped a pace or two to the14 other side, I saw the other abutment. Under the Maples The lowered arch and abutments of the door are made of large blocks of granite. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album Dimly he discerned, seated above him on the abutment, a shape outlined against the stars. The Plunderer Here and there are seen horseshoe arches supported at the abutments by light and graceful columns, inclosing marble-paved courts. Aztec Land Woodford nodded his head, gave some order which I could not hear, and moved his horse back from the edge of the abutment. Dwellers in the Hills Not more than three hundred yards beyond them, on the crest of a rocky ledge that came out from the mountain-side like an abutment, stood a big-horn antelope. Two Arrows A Story of Red and White The base of the Romanesque tower, and its gate with its semi-circular arch and abutments in granite. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album On the quarry track stood three flat cars loaded with granite blocks for the abutment of the new Smoky Creek Bridge. Whispering Smith Then a bend in the cañon disclosed a massive abutment that seemed to be set with a million brilliant gems as they approached it, and every one wondered. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 El Mahdi struck the stone abutment and the bridge loomed. Dwellers in the Hills Abutments.—The system of abutments in the Byzantine churches of the great period has been carefully studied by M. Choisy. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture The tympanum is formed by a large monolith block of granite resting on inside abutments through a band molded in quarter-round. Romanesque Art in Southern Manche: Album Jack went out with the lantern upon the ruined abutment of the bridge, and showed a space beside the drift-wood, in the turbid and whirling current, where fording seemed practicable. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies Suppose a wall 300 feet in extent, with abutments, each two feet in front, and projecting two feet from the wall, at intervals of five feet. Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc They stopped at the bridge-mouth on our side of the river, and Marks carried the lantern over the lower end of the abutment. Dwellers in the Hills In S. Sophia the numerous windows are cut through this drum, so that it resembles rather a series of small abutments. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture But the Sea Queen was concealed from view by the abutment of hill which sloped outwards and formed an arm to a pleasant little ravine. Hurricane Island It forms many irregular sub-angles, and is diversified in effect by numerous towers, with green pyramidal roofs; abutments and buttresses; and a series of guard-houses at intervals along the top. The Land of Thor The great stones that made the edge of the abutment were arranged like steps of stairs, and she sat down a step or two above him. The Inglises Or, How the Way Opened On the lips of the abutment, the builders set two stone blocks, smooth and wide, and cut places in them for the bridge timbers. Dwellers in the Hills In any case, such external flying abutments are alien to the spirit of Byzantine architecture, and may be regarded as an importation from the West. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture Here, upon the charred abutment of a burned bridge, Glazier and his friend paused, and with the dark river in their front, debated how they were to reach the other side. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier When that happens, the average man drives his car into a telephone pole or a bridge abutment, or he steps in front of a truck at a street intersection. The Great Gray Plague Where they stood an abutment of the cliff hid the ravine below. The Plant Hunters Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains We clattered through, and down a long abutment. Dwellers in the Hills The planning of foundations and abutments of bridges requires similar geologic knowledge. The Economic Aspect of Geology On the centre tower the tubes rest solid; but on the land towers and abutments they lie on roller-beds, so as to allow of expansion and contraction. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson He caught it under his left arm and was thrown violently against an abutment, but managed to keep hold, and was successfully pulled on to the bridge amid the cheers of the onlookers. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin You have crossed the continental divide and emerged upon a lofty abutment just west of it. The Book of the National Parks We sat down on the corner of the abutment near the horses, to wait for the daylight, Jud wearing old Christian's cap, and I bareheaded. Dwellers in the Hills Wedged in between the railway and the Indus, but still north of the railway, is a curious mass of rough mountain country, which forms the southern abutment of the Suliman system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Fourteen out of the twenty-four piers were then finished, together with the formidable abutments and approaches to the bridge. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Down stream went houses and people at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour and stopped, a conglomerate mass, at the stone abutment of the railroad bridge. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin The base of all the abutments of bridges must be equal in thickness to one third of the height of the abutment. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West I could see the dingy light now moving in the bridge, now held over the edge of the abutment, now creeping along the borders of the sill. Dwellers in the Hills They are narrower than the tower, which is built up from the ground, and not upon a system of piers and arches which require lateral abutments in the form of transepts. The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church The side towers are 18 feet less in height than the central one, and the abutment 35 feet lower than the side towers. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson Mark each line at the footing C or C', and at the position chosen for the abutment sill, B or B'. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition The stone abutments of several of the bridges were cracked, and the earthworks sank in half a dozen places. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror They stopped at the sill of the bridge, and the man with the lantern began to examine the flooring and the ends of the logs set into the stone of the abutment. Dwellers in the Hills At Winterton in Lincolnshire large pieces of the western part of both walls of the nave were kept as an abutment to the tower, when aisles were added. The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church The next step was the contrivance of arched beams or bowstring girders, firmly held together by horizontal ties to resist the thrust, instead of abutments. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson These pieces are in compression and exert lateral pressures or thrusts which are transmitted to the supports or abutments. A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised Therefore, since the cheapest method was to be carefully sought, he determined upon arches,—two abutment piers, two river piers, and three arches of respectively 502, 520, and 502 feet long. James B. Eads There was no railing to this abutment, not even a coping along its borders. Dwellers in the Hills The water was at the top of the abutments at nine o’clock and was still creeping up. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success Martha saw her father's faded felt hat bobbing up over the further abutment, and she flew across the bridge. The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras The thrust must be resisted either by the massiveness of the abutments or by the opposition to it of counter-thrusts from other arches or vaults. A Text-Book of the History of Architecture Seventh Edition, revised I have generally considered the nose the foundation or abutment of the brain, for upon this the whole power of the arch of the forehead rests. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science When he turned to lead the way up the abutment into the bridge, we caught a flickering picture of the group. Dwellers in the Hills The river rose steadily until daylight, by which time it was two feet above the abutments, and not a vestige of the bridge remained. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success A bridge, consisting of two logs spanned across abutments of loose stones, and vibrating strongly under our tread, took us over the torrent. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland They came at length to the bridge, where they found several workmen busily engaged in laying abutments of stone, but the carpenter himself was not there. Rollo's Philosophy. [Air] By day there is a wide stretch of ocean far below, and the abutments of our stage arise from a dizzy cliff. Wappin' Wharf A Frightful Comedy of Pirates They came in a long trot, clattering into the little hollow at the foot of the abutment to the bridge. Dwellers in the Hills In spite of the danger of the rest of the bridge going, Jack crept out over it to the abutment, and shouted to Ben. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success It had wings and abutments, and flights of stone steps leading from one part to another. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 These abutments had curved wing walls and for molding these girts cut to the radii of the curves were fastened to the studs and vertical lagging was nailed to the girts. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs In excavating for the abutments a thick stratum of shale had been exposed that air-slaked as fast as it was uncovered. Still Jim It was the width of the abutment, perhaps thirty feet, practically level, and covered with a loose sand dust. Dwellers in the Hills Some daring ones ventured out to the first abutment despite the danger, and we saw the glare of their lanterns on the rushing, muddy water and the immense blocks of ice. The Telegraph Messenger Boy The Straight Road to Success The transcontinental roads, that track and nerve our country, cross and re-cross the raging torrents of western rivers on granite abutments from the Flamsted quarries! Flamsted quarries When hand mixing is employed in building piers, abutments, walls, etc., the concrete often has to be hoisted as well as wheeled. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The work at the abutments absorbed Jim until late afternoon; absorbed him and cheered him. Still Jim In a dozen seconds we would reach the stone abutment and go over into the river. Dwellers in the Hills A man, so thick and heavy in appearance and movement that he was obviously a concrete abutment come to life, stepped up to Wims. I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon On the rocky abutments are found carved the names of many persons. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania The derrick was the same one used for the first abutment having been moved and set up during the construction of the intermediate piers. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The next morning Henderson reported that a section of the abutments showed signs of decomposition. Still Jim We crossed the river, led the horses down to the end of the abutment, and tied them to a fence. Dwellers in the Hills It is not deemed necessary to remark particularly upon the mode of laying large drains for water-courses, with abutments and covering stones, forming a square duct, because it is the mode universally known and practiced. Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles It rises in majestic proportions to the height of two hundred and twenty-two feet and has a span between abutments of two hundred and sixteen feet. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Concrete.—A 1-7 bank gravel concrete was used for the abutments and a 1-5 bank gravel concrete for the other parts of the bridge. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs There will be a hearing and talky-talk and I must listen respectfully while the abutments crumble. Still Jim It was a piece of excellent judgment, since the great stones could not be broken from the abutment, and they were mighty enough to bear the weight of a mountain. Dwellers in the Hills Laramie found shelter for him under a ledge and rifle in hand clambered along the side of the canyon toward the abutment. Laramie Holds the Range All went on with wonderful rapidity; story rose upon story, till it seemed as if the new manufactory, with its windows and abutments, was destined to become another Babel. Rich Enough a tale of the times The last extension of the main track was to the far shore abutment, where the bodies of the cars were hoisted by derrick and dumped into the abutment forms. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs As he stepped into the shadow of one of the abutments, he heard the great clock of the Vatican strike seven. Monte-Cristo's Daughter The river is deep, swift and very clear, with a rocky bank, from which they are getting out stone for the abutments of the bridge. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Hawk had followed the two from the abutment. Laramie Holds the Range On these supports, after a splendid outward sweep, rest the abutments of the flying arches. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 Beginning under this platform a service track was carried across the flat and stream to the extreme end of the east abutment. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs It was Koto's voice, and it came from behind the abutment of rock toward which I was hurrying. The Winged Men of Orcon A Complete Novelette These we loaded on a flat car, which we pushed about ten miles to the east abutment of the broken bridge. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Worming himself close to the opening, he lay for a time patiently scrutinizing the rocks commanding the abutment from above. Laramie Holds the Range The walls rise half way up these abutments; the doorway is to the south, and has the ports and lintel richly decorated. Byeways in Palestine The mixing plant was located alongside one abutment on a side hill so that sand and stone could be stored on the slope above. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Shell and bullet hissed and pattered into the water by the abutments of the ruined bridge. The Long Roll The man, who was dressed like a farm laborer, responded carelessly to the Governor's greeting, and swung himself to a seat beside him on the abutment. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Half the distance of the mad flight, and the worst half, was covered when a rifle cracked from the top of the abutment. Laramie Holds the Range The centre towel rises 35 feet higher than the abutments, thus giving to the tube a very slight arch, which, however, is barely perceptible. The Iron Horse The abutments were hollow boxes with reinforced concrete shells tied in by buttresses and filled with earth. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs This room had probably been a vestibule, or the ante-chamber to some larger apartment, and it now formed an abutment to the edifice, all on one side of it being ancient, and the other modern. Rattlin the Reefer We are building abutments of arenak upon the first satellite of our seventh planet, and upon our sixth planet itself. Skylark Three Only a flight of bank swallows, disturbed by the footfalls of his horse, darted noisily from their nests under the south bridge abutment and scattered twenty ways in the sunshine. Laramie Holds the Range The width of the strait between these abutments is nearly 500 yards. The Iron Horse The abutment forms were built up as the concreting progressed. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Soon he heard a car slow down overhead, heard a few rapid footfalls, and saw the dark form of a large man outlined against the gray face of the abutment. The Skylark of Space By these means the tenon prevents lateral motion while the whole width of the beam presses against the abutment. Handwork in Wood From the abutment the depths of the canyon looked in the half light pretty black, but its recesses hid no terrors of sentiment for Laramie. Laramie Holds the Range Massive abutments of stone were raised on each shore to the height of 100 feet above high-water. The Iron Horse The concrete for the abutment adjacent to the mixer was handled in buckets by a guy derrick. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs After a few minutes he approached the abutment and searched its face with the help of his flash-light. The Skylark of Space The Sergeant led the remainder of the detail down into the lee of an abutment, to avoid the full drive of the storm. Short Stories of Various Types Waiting no longer, Laramie, with a careful hand-hold, let himself down over the face of the abutment and hung for an instant suspended. Laramie Holds the Range Skew-Back.—The course of masonry, such as a stone, A, with an inclined face, which forms the abutment for the voussoirs, B, or wedge-shaped stones comprising the arch. Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations The forms for the abutment and wing walls and for the floor slab were then erected complete before any more concrete was placed. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs An abutment in the south wall of the fort, overlooking the garden, had been converted into a little bastion. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The length, including the abutments, is about one thousand feet, its width eighty-three feet, and the road for carriages fifty-five feet. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland With his hat in his hand, his arm shot straight up, and pointing toward the abutment he yelled a defiant laugh at his enemies. Laramie Holds the Range The top of the bridge was knocked off as well as the big abutment. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado To chip off a few inches from the face of a concrete abutment that was too far out, required the work of 1 quarryman 5 days per cu. yd. of solid concrete chipped off. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Run hard after you've walked out under the bridge and around the abutments. Old Man Savarin and Other Stories Two of these make up the place of transepts, and the other three, and the chapter house, form abutments at each angle of the chapel. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland This is now a fine structure of four clear spans of more than 60 feet, supported by concrete piers and abutments. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway The purpose of such arrangement may have been to admit of the abutment of the ends of series 1, when the members of the latter were laid in contact. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 Several railway bridge piers and abutments in Scotland are cited. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs In Byzantine work there were no external buttresses, the plans being arranged to include them in cross-walls or interior abutments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" In this case the shore ends of the cantilevers are anchored to the abutments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" It consisted of three arches, its extreme height, 70 feet above the rushing waters of this mountain torrent, the abutments being large blocks of Talerddig stone and the arches turned in best Ruabon brick. The Story of the Cambrian A Biography of a Railway Showing abutment of smaller roof beams over round girders. A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228 These panel forms are used by the railway named for long abutments and piers as well as for retaining walls. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Ross was now wedged between two abutments he could not see and from which his best efforts could not free him. Key Out of Time The Alexander III. bridge over the Seine has fifteen steel ribs hinged at crown and springings with a span of 353 ft. between centres of hinges and 358 ft. between abutments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Heavy vases filled with trailing flowers adorn its abutments, and from this it is sometimes called the Flower Bridge. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City This they did for about a hundred yards and then the wall ended abruptly against what appeared to be an abutment. The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes The forms were made of 2-in. tongued and grooved plank, braced by posts of 2×10-in. plank placed 3 ft. c. to c. for the abutments, and at each corner for the piers. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The thickness of one of the remaining walls struck him as singular; it was an abutment behind the chimney of what had been the banqueting-room, the wainscot of which was left in this place entire. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel An arch of masonry, however large it may be, is not necessarily a piece of construction complete in itself, for it would fall to pieces without abutments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Then he was caught fast by the wristbands, and the ponies of the 44 tipped over the broken abutment. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers "There's the wall!" exclaimed Donald a few minutes later, "and there's where I jumped," pointing to a spot near the abutment. The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes For the first two of the four abutments, the forms were erected in sections, the alternate sections being first erected and filled. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The five ladders were raised, the troops swarmed up, an officer leading, but the first files were at once crushed by cannon fire, and the ladders slipped into the angle of the abutments. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes The abutments also must be strong enough to take safely the thrust of the weighted arch, as the slightest movement in these supports will cause deflection and failure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" This was fully fifty yards out in the stream, and here Paul would sit on the abutment rocks until Sam's patience was worn out and he would depart. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World He estimated that nature had stored more uranium in but one of the abutments of this cliff than in all the known mines of the entire world. The Man Who Rocked the Earth For wall forms inclined props reaching from ground to studding are used for walls of moderate height such as retaining walls, wing walls, and abutments. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs A tributary of the river is crossed by an admirable stone bridge of two arches, with a central pier and cut-water of magnificent boldness and strength, and with two images of lions guarding its abutment. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma The arch is formed by two lattice ribs hinged at the abutments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The hardier swimmers, with Paul, struck out for the abutment on the pier in their usual way and poor Michael was left alone. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World The big tracks floated the patrol car over the two-foot high, rounded abutment that divided each speed lane. Code Three Plain concrete abutments differ little in form and volume from masonry abutments. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Closer inspection shows that the looping ridge does not tend to go out the side from which it entered but rather seems to proceed downward ending in an abutment forming a definite angle of 90°. The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses The bridge when closed is supported on abutments at each end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" It is a queer stone bridge, with two abutments and one arch stretching across from one mountain to another, high up in the air. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World How Thoreau found himself standing in the bow's abutment will always remain a puzzle to me. The Last Harvest Table XVI gives the labor cost of mixing and placing the concrete backing for one abutment and three piers, after the materials were delivered on the scows. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The abutment is at right angles and therefore spoils the recurve. The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses A more common type is a bridge with two leaves or bascules, one hinged at each abutment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Among other things, he told them of the abutments and ancient masonry he had seen while going through some of the wildest canyons, that could not be approached in any way. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World At a bridge a couple of black fishermen bobbed up from behind an abutment, scaring the rear squad of mules. Ralph Granger's Fortunes The north abutment forms were made in sections 6 ft. high, held by ¾-in. bolts buried in the concrete. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Points A, B, and X are merely bifurcations rather than an abutment of two ridges at an angle. The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses On the other hand, a girder imposes only a vertical load on its piers and abutments, and not a horizontal thrust, as in the case of an arch or suspension chain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" He smiled as one smiles with relief when a craft he is watching glides safely but narrowly past a projecting abutment. From the Housetops I can see enough to know that here is an abutment of a bridge and an arch springing out into the fog. Our Unitarian Gospel The following examples of pier and abutment construction cover both large and small work and give a clear idea of current practice. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs When she was able to rise and look over the parapet no one was on the abutment. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' If it revolves about a vertical axis its centre of gravity must always lie in that axis; if it rolls the centre of gravity must always lie over the abutment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The Carnarvon abutment and pier are of the same dimensions as those above described, on the opposite shore. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) For alternating currents, however, the abutment stop may be used on both electrodes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 The piers and abutments were all sunk to rock or hard material by means of timber cofferdams. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs The only thing he had to fear was the rising tide should it chance to wash over the abutment and sweep him off his feet. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' When arches form the superstructure, the abutment must be so designed as to transmit the resultant thrust to the foundation in a safe direction, and so distributed that no part may be unduly compressed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The space between the Anglesea abutment and pier is 230 feet. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) He said you might in some degree regulate their floods by rearing abutments, but that when you try to build a dam to stop the Amazon you are dealing with folly. The Lighted Match The culverts were all box culverts with wing walls and the abutments were for girder bridges. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Looking over the parapet she caught sight of a gaunt figure on the abutment now strongly illuminated, now in deep shadow according to the height and strength of the flames and the wayward wind. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Shear due to Travelling Loads.—Let a uniform train weighing w per ft. run advance over a girder of span 2c, from the left abutment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Observe how well the texture tells in the high portion of the abutment by reason of the thick, broken lines. Pen Drawing An Illustrated Treatise A large mass of trap rock presents itself boldly above the shale at the eastern abutment of the Broad Run bridge, on the Leesburg and Alexandria turnpike. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia The construction of piers and abutments for bridges is best explained by describing individual examples of such work. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs She crept down to one of the abutments of the bridge and tremulously listened to the turmoil going on above. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' The cost of abutments and bridge flooring is practically independent of the length of span adopted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The east side was excavated down to sub-grade, the east portion of the south abutment was constructed, and six rows of the permanent steel viaduct were erected. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad The Terminal Station - West The Turkish inscriptions, which may be traced upon the abutments at the E. end of the bridge, probably refer to some subsequent repairs. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels Walls and abutments were of L section with triangular or trapezoidal counterforts at the back between base slab and coping. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Rofflash groped his way over the slimy floor to a small door which he knew opened on to an abutment between two arches. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' The abutment towers are similar to the river towers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" This procedure was adopted only at the north girders "C" at elevated railway column No. 488, the south set of girders "C" being on the rock immediately south of the south abutment. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad The Terminal Station - West This trial, ez it resulted, is a new and strong abutment—a tall and strong tower. "Swingin Round the Cirkle." His Ideas Of Men, Politics, And Things, As Set Forth In His Letters To The Public Press, During The Year 1866. In constructing the concrete abutments of this same structure use was made of the forms shown by Fig. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs She paused a moment later and halted against the wall of Jefferson Market Court where a brick abutment broke the force of the bluster. Destiny When girders form the superstructure, the resultant pressure on the piers or abutments is vertical, and the dimensions of these are simply regulated by the sufficiency to bear this vertical load. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The back walls of the abutments were not built until the steel had been put in place. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad The Terminal Station - West The abutment cannot be anchored for bending into the rock; it is simply a block of concrete resting on a support. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 A reinforced concrete arch bridge, for example, usually rests on piers and abutments which are not reinforced. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs Off through a rift in the hills loomed the white concrete abutment of an aqueduct—and through the valley wound a railroad. Destiny In finding the abutment reactions some principle such as the principle of least action must be used, and some assumptions of doubtful validity made. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Under Ninth Ave., looking South from North abutment, showing underpinning and excavation of rock core. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad The Terminal Station - West Some settlement is to be expected in almost any soil, and because of horizontal thrusts there is also a tendency for arch abutments to rotate. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 All bridges consist of 10 to 12-in. slabs reinforced with old steel rails and of abutments and wing walls reinforced with old rods, bars or angles selected from junk. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs You went back to the fire escape, fixed up some kind of a lariat, an' flung the loop over an abutment stickin' from the wall of the Paradox. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story Two main towers in the river and two towers on the shore abutments carry the suspension chains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The abutments were built of concrete, and the mixture was 1 part of cement, 3 parts of sand, and 6 parts of broken stone. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad The Terminal Station - West By the elastic theory, the arch ring does not appear to need as much strength as by the other method, but additional stability is needed in the abutments in order to take the bending moments. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 Wooden walls, 3 ft. apart and 4 ft. high, were then built crossing the abutments, and solidly cleated and braced frames were placed across their ends about 2 ft. back of each abutment. Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, Paper No. 1174, Volume LXX, December 1910 Its loop dropped upon the stone abutment he had noticed when he had been examining the exteriors of the buildings with Cole Sanborn. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story On the abutment towers the chains are connected by horizontal links, carried on rockers, to anchor ties. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" The canal boat, with its cargo of stone had no more than fairly left the eastern side, when a large raft was observed emerging from between two abutments of the bridge above. The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring An arch should not be used where the abutments are unstable, any more than a suspension bridge should be built where a suitable anchorage cannot be obtained. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 An arch thrust can result only with true arch action, that is, with stable abutments, and the mass stressed wholly in compression, with corresponding shortening of the arch line. Pressure, Resistance, and Stability of Earth American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, Paper No. 1174, Volume LXX, December 1910 Lane's quick glance swept the abutment above and the distance between the buildings. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story For suspension bridges the abutment forming the anchorage must be so designed as to be thoroughly stable under the greatest pull which the chains can exert. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" A wooden bridge crossed the Murray and its large abutments loaded with great boulders told of formidable spring floods sweeping down the valley. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 The assumption of fixed ends in an arch is a most extravagant one, because it means that the abutments must be rigid, that is, capable of taking bending moments. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 At the sound of the shots the rest of the rescuers came from their ambush behind the walls that lined the road, and from the shadow of the abutments of the railway arch. The Life Story of an Old Rebel Masked by bushes, it swung around an abutment and rose by ledge and natural tunnel, perilous and dizzy, but the one way out to safety. Foes Piers and Abutments.—Piers and abutments are of masonry, brickwork, or cast or wrought iron. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" One of the corner abutments of one of the towers has fallen down; and a great portion of what remains seems to indicate rapid decay. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume One Rigidity in an abutment is only effected by a large increase in bulk, whereas strength in an arch ring is greatly augmented by the addition of a few inches to its thickness. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 A Swiss leaned sleepily against one of the stone abutments which supported the barriers of the Porte Saint Antoine. The Grey Cloak In 1805, the bridge across the Merrimack was demolished and a new bridge with stone piers and abutments was constructed. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 The arch is 15 in. thick at the crown and 4 ft. at the abutments. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Settling himself against the first abutment, beneath the huge iron arches, he took sketches and painted studies. His Masterpiece In the ordinary arch, the criterion by which the size of abutment is gauged, is the location of the line of pressure. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 The four abutments with their retaining walls are of first-class rock-faced masonry. Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 Through the abutment of the arch where the afternoon sun pours its brightness the waves have cut other arches not visible in the picture. Among the Forces Eads, the engineer, determined to establish the piers and abutments on rock at a depth for the east pier and east abutment of 136 ft. below high water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" He dropped back inside and went to one of the sentinels who was standing on an abutment with his head just showing above the wall. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad The resultant thrust on an arch abutment is usually in a direction cutting about the edge of the middle third. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 Two of the large abutments were completed last season. Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 Springing up, she stood near the coping, one hand on a low abutment, all her conscious being centred on the adventuring flame that swayed and curtsied at the caprice of the wind. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India The substructure of a bridge comprises the piers, abutments and foundations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" No abutments are present, jutting out from the hills, the stream is considerable but easily fordable, and abounds with fish, the Mahaseer, and two or three species of Gonorhynchus. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries The effect of this force is to tend to cause more settlement of the abutment at the outer, than at the inner, edge, or, in other words, it would cause the abutment to rotate. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 One at Ardmore has fasci� at the several stories, which all the rest both in Ireland and Scotland, seem to want, as well as stairs, having only abutments, whereon to rest timbers and ladders. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 333, September 27, 1828 As for Arúna—left alone—she leaned again on the low abutment, but the hypnotic spell was broken: only acute anxiety remained. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India Let the load move to D, so that its distance from the left abutment is x+a. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Consequently the braces must increase in size from the centre towards the abutments. Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building Because a plain concrete bow between solid abutments deflected in an elastic curve, reinforced concrete arches between settling abutments are designed with fixed ends. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 They walked round the church till they came to a very low window indeed, near to an angle of the wall, where a huge abutment struck far out into the burial-ground. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood This bridge really rests on these four great steel beams which run down to the stone abutment. Elements of Debating On the abutment of the bridge you will find a tablet that has been riveted to the stone, so that all who pass may know that Washington once lived there. The Story of Manhattan Want of space forbids any mention of abutments and piers, which really come more properly under the head of masonry. Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building As commonly applied, the elastic theory is based on the absolute fixity of the abutments, and the arch ring is made more slender because of this fixity. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 From this edge to the edge of the opposite abutment there was a gap of wicked width, and between was a sheer drop into space wherefrom rose the sound of tumbling waters. Romance Island The two first arches, which spring from the right bank of the river, and the piers which form their abutments, are about one hundred feet wide, and support a considerable house. Correspondence & Conversations of Alexis de Tocqueville with Nassau William Senior from 1834 to 1859, Volume 2 These were constructed in two series, one being concealed under the sloping roof over the triforium and acting in place of the earlier round-arched abutment. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See When putting a truss together in its proper position, on the abutments, 'false works' must first be erected to support the parts until they are so joined together as to forma complete self-sustaining truss. Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building The deformation of the abutment, due to deficiency in its moment of inertia, is a theoretical trifle which might very aptly be minutely considered by the elastic arch theorist. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 A low wall surmounted this promenade, broken at intervals by abutments, on which were placed large vases of flowering plants. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Every flange, bolt, sheet and abutment has been well thought out. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 He finished the span on sheer nerve and will power; and fell thankfully on the rocks below the farther abutment. The Rules of the Game And so, the woman stands on the abutment of the bridge, on the moon-lit night, wondering if, down under the water, there is not some quiet place for a broken heart. The Abominations of Modern Society Mr. Chapman says that an arch should not be used where the abutments are unstable. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 The great court, at one time belonging to this palace, is still known by the name of Winchester Square, and in the adjacent street was, some time since, an abutment of one of the gates. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 540, March 31, 1832 The ironwork in the bridge weighs 400 tons, and cost 8,400 l.; the abutments cost 3,600l., making the total outlay on the structure 12,000l. Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 On one of the boldest abutments of the ravine perched an enchanted castle with towers and spires hundreds of feet in height. Overland I'll admit that I'm no good as a wire-puller, but when it comes to getting out the voters, there's where you will find me as solid as a bridge abutment. Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories If he means that abutments for arches should never be on anything but rock, even such a foundation is only quite stable when the abutment has a vertical rock face to take horizontal thrusts. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 Many excellent and solid bridges, with stone abutments, existed at the time of the transfer of the island to the American nation. The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation And sure enough, when they had passed an abutment of the ridge, far off through the woods they saw a fire. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World The walls of the abyss rose straight from the water into dizzy abutments, conical peaks, and rounded masses, beyond and above which gleamed the distant sunlit walls of a higher terrace of the plateau. Overland The preoperculum is curved in the segment of a circle, and has a short spine, with a smaller one on its base, opposite to the abutment of the infra-orbitar ridge. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. Is this one fact not enough to make the elastic theory a nullity, for that theory assumes immovable abutments? Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 The abutments on either side of the Straits are huge piles of masonry. The Illustrated London Reading Book Hinton supposes a conductor to be a body which has the property of serving as a terminal abutment to such a hyper-vortex as has been described. Four-Dimensional Vistas One of the corner abutments of one of the towers has fallen down and a great portion of what remains seem to indicate rapid decay. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 In this emergency the late Mr. Rennie was consulted, who pronounced the bridge altogether dangerous, in consequence of the weakness of the abutments. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 548, May 26, 1832 The arch tested was of 20-ft. span, and built between two heavy stone walls out of all proportion to the magnitude of the arch, as measured by comparison with an ordinary arch and its abutment. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 The workmen of the enterprise, who lived about 325 feet above this mill and about 650 feet from the south abutment, heard nothing of it, the wind having carried the noise in an opposite direction. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 And for the abutments of the arch of proof the money-spending sufficed. The Grafters This forms an abutment for supporting the ladle in the gudgeon band, being secured to this last by latch bolts and cotters. Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Could he bring down the rainbow till its hither abutment rested on the centre of the stream in a transparent mist of driving rain, while its keystone was lost in the stooping cloud above? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 In addition to this the same force tends to spread the abutments apart. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 The traveller is whirled by culverts, abutments, and walls of dressed granite,—through cuttings where the earth on either side is carefully paved or turfed to the summit. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 The length of the locks, including the gates and abutments at both ends, is 500 yards;— the greatest piece of such masonry in the world, and the greatest work of the kind beyond all comparison. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain The consequence was, that the main walls of the church bulged out, and the shoddy building had to be supported by outside abutments. Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist They formed a gigantic abutment, a titanic salient. The Moon Pool Little of that space, however, is taken up with the abutment, and the case they give has abutments in solid rock with a slope about normal to the thrust of the arch ring. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 In forming coffer-dams for the piers and abutments of bridges, quays, and harbours, and in piling the foundations of all kinds of masonry, the steam pile driver was found of invaluable use by the engineer. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers The narrow Gothic arches in the masonry of the abutments give the bridge a very light and graceful appearance, at the same time that they afford an enlarged passage for the high river floods. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain In a moment he paused again on an abutment somewhat lower, from which the glance dropped dizzily into the interior. Roderick Hudson These, I am forced to believe, are all that remain of London Bridge, for nowhere else along the river is there any other slightest sign of pier or abutment. The Lost Continent The settlement of the abutment both vertically and horizontally, a thing of tremendously more magnitude and importance, he has totally ignored. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 The abutments of the bridge were built in 1777-8, during which the castings were made at the foundry, and the ironwork was successfully erected in the course of three months. Industrial Biography, Iron Workers and Tool Makers Projecting from the piers and abutments are pilasters of solid masonry. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain As fast as wooden bridges decay, they should be replaced with iron; and if the piers and abutments require it, as is too often the case, they should be rebuilt in a substantial manner. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 The draw was cut away, the middle pier and the western abutment partially blown down, and the field piece spiked by the west siders. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men They recommend that the thrust be made to strike as near the middle of the base of the abutment as possible. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 On the farther shore, overhung by a clump of elder- bushes, we discern the stone abutment of the bridge. The Old Manse (From "Mosses from an Old Manse") The ends of these walls, connected and steadied by the insertion of tee-stones, were built so as to abut against the back of the arch-stones and the cross walls of each abutment. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain The water gushed out of the quaint dragons' mouths, ranged along the parapet of the Abbey roof; it dripped from every stone coping and abutment; from window-ledge and porch, from gable-end and sheltering ivy. Henry Dunbar A Novel Sir Oswald walked towards the window: and Victor Carrington drew back into the shadow cast by a massive abutment of stone-work. Run to Earth A Novel There is no good reason why an arch cannot be calculated as hinged ended and built with the arch ring anchored into the abutments. Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design American Society of Civil Engineers, Transactions, Paper No. 1169, Volume LXX, Dec. 1910 The span of the centre arch is ninety-six feet; that of the collateral ones, eighty-seven; and that of the two others near the abutments, sixty-eight. Paris as It Was and as It Is The new structure was, besides, extremely elegant in form; and when the centres were struck, the arch and abutments stood perfectly firm, and have remained so to this day. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain On the left they could see directly north for several miles; but the northwest was concealed from them by the crest of a fantastic spur, which formed a massive abutment to the central cone. The Mysterious Island Like Girão, the middle block of Tern Point is horizontally stratified, while the western abutment slopes to the water. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I "She will never pass the arch of the bridge," said a man, sullenly; "she will be killed against the abutment." Life in the Clearings versus the Bush It stands on four piles, forming with the two abutments five elliptical arches of a handsome sweep. Paris as It Was and as It Is The back of each abutment is in a wedge-shape, so as to throw off laterally much of the pressure of the earth. The Life of Thomas Telford; civil engineer with an introductory history of roads and travelling in Great Britain They immediately went to work, dug for the cellar, and erected the building on abutments of wood, and alleged that they would finish the cellar afterwards. Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians Already he saw the Anthropoids were within a hundred feet of the abutment. Darkness and Dawn Vast pieces of ice were piled up against the abutments of the bridge, which the mountain of ice threatened to annihilate, as well as to inundate the lower end of the town. Life in the Clearings versus the Bush How it poured and rattled and whipped in around the abutment of the bridge to reach me! The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton Men with long poles were employed to fend the abutments from the heavy blows by which they were struck. The Early Life of Mark Rutherford (W. Hale White) I could build a bridge from Sodom to Gomorrah with abutment below.' The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form The town lies on both sides of the chasm, which is spanned by a stone bridge of a single arch, with abutments nearly four hundred feet in height. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain The abutments are terminated by towers or bastions, and the whole is surmounted by a cornice and balustrade, with galleries projecting over the pier; which give a bold relief to the general elevation. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 324, July 26, 1828 The corporal led the way past motionless men peering out over the top of the wall, and on to a widening, where an abutment of filled bags loomed up darkly. The Desert of Wheat The traveller is whirled by culverts, abutments, and walls of dressed granite, through cuttings where the earth on either side is carefully paved or turfed to the summit. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 But--I feel bound to state that I am in some doubt as to the abutment on the other side!' The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form Towards the rear of the house, on the west side, he came across a curious abutment of masonry jutting out squarely from the wall. The Hampstead Mystery Upon reaching the bridge, however, they were dismayed to find that its plank flooring overlapped the abutment by several feet, and that it was impossible to ascend it. Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works Most of the bridges are of timber; but there are one or two of the larger ones of iron or steel, with masonry abutments. Canada and the States Concrete abutments secured these timbers and linked the walls of stone with the huge gates opening into the millrace that fed the water to the ponderous undershot millwheel. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island "My friend, I reassert I have my doubts about the abutment!" The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form On the other side of this abutment, which gave the house something of an unfinished appearance, were three French windows close together. The Hampstead Mystery Two strong abutments were built on either side of the river, at a part where the stream was peculiarly contracted. The Monastery The Nepigon River is crossed at a high level with a steel trussed bridge, masonry piers and abutments, and there is an old Hudson's Bay settlement on the river a short distance above the bridge. Canada and the States At exactly nine o'clock he reappeared, and crossing to the Sloperton side, rested his shoulder against the abutment and gave a shove. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers The sun was very late setting, and my half-hour became a long lounge in the lee of an abutment which arrested the gentle uproar of the wind. Italian Hours They turned and saw the middle stone abutment of the nearer bridge lifted from the stream—the whole background sky black with dust and rock. Red Fleece The masonry continued solid until the pier rose to a level with the two abutments upon either side, and from thence the building rose in the form of a tower. The Monastery |
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